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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 采用

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
采用 cǎi yòng - to adopt
- to employ
- to use

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 3 5,966 540 3,093

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
cǎi- color
- complexion
- looks
- variant of 彩[cai3]
- variant of 採|采[cai3]
cài- used in 采邑[cai4yi4] and 采地[cai4di4]
cǎi- to pick
- to pluck
- to collect
- to select
- to choose
- to gather
yòng- to use; to make use of; to employ
- (coverb) with; using
- to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
- usefulness; utility
- (bound form) expense; outlay
- (courteous) to eat; to drink
- (literary) hence; therefore

Other Words Containing 采用

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
采用 - 3 5,966 540 3,093